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December 8, 2018
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Baladul Rahma, Lower Shabelle, SomaliaOne civilian was reportedly killed and another injured in a confirmed US airstrike in Baladul Rahma near Basra, Somalia according to a field investigation by Amnesty International – though US Africa Command continues to deny that any civilians were harmed. In a press release from AFRICOM issued at the time, it had said it carried
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December 5, 2018
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البوبدران, Al Soussa: Al Boubadran, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAn alleged Coalition airstrike killed one named adult civilian male, according to sources on the ground. One source by the name of Sami Aleweti, who appears to have been a family member, reported that the man, Jassim al Attawi, was killed in a “barbaric bombardment” by a Coalition aircraft on the village of Al-Boubadran in
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December 3, 2018
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البوبدران, All Soussa: Al-Boubdaran (al Salam neighbourhood), Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal sources reported that a named civilian man from Al-Salam neighborhood in Al-Boubdaran district, was killed by an alleged Coalition airstrike. Euphrates Post for example reported that “Ahmed Ramadan Al-Baghouz, a civilian from the town of Al-Soussa / Al-Salam neighborhood / Al-Boubdaran district, was killed by a Coaltion air strike.” Sources reported on the incident
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November 29, 2018
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العوينات, Al Uwaynat, Ghat, LibyaEleven civilians were reported killed as a result of a US airstrike near Al Uwaynat. The event marks the biggest single allegation of civilian harm against the United States in Libya so far. Initial reports had indicated that the US had targeted Al Qaeda members with a precision strike near the town in the south
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November 28, 2018
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الشعفة, Al Shaafa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAccording to local sources, an alleged Coalition airstrike targeted Al Sha’afa and killed one civilian man. The Youth of al Soussa reported that Ali Jassim Mohammed Al Furaiji died in “treacherous raids” on the town, though did not specify a culprit. Hajin News and the Syrian Observatory blamed the US-led Coalition. According to the Syrian Network,
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November 24, 2018
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هجين, Hajin , Deir Ezzor, SyriaA named male civilian was reported killed in a confirmed Coalition air or artillery strike on Hijan when it struck his home. All sources blamed the Coalition for the event. Some sources reported that the incident was on November 24th and others on the 25th. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that the Coalition
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November 22, 2018
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هجين, Hajin, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAn alleged Coalition airstrike that targeted the souk (market area) in Hajin, killed between 14 and 20 civilians according to local media, in what was described as “another massacre”. The Syrian Network for Human Rights reported that at least 19 people were killed, including five ISIS fighters and 14 civilians, including five children and three women.
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November 21, 2018
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الحصية في الشعفة, Al Sha'afa: Al Hassiya, Deir Ezzor, SyriaSix civilians from the same family were reported killed as a result of an alleged Coalition airstrike in Al Hassiya, Al Sha’afa. The date of the incident appears to range between November 21st and 22nd. Local media reported that among the victims were one man, four children and one woman, who were originally displaced from al
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November 19, 2018
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قرية الحنة, Al Hanna village, Al Hassakah, SyriaAccording to local sources, people took to the streets in demonstration after one man was killed and his two children injured or killed when shells hit their house in Al-Hanna. Jisr TV reported it was a total of 14 shells that caused the killing of the man and the injuries of his children. According to
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November 16, 2018
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الشعفة, Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAn alleged Coalition night time airstrike killed “a number of civilians” and injured others, according to local media. Several sources including the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SN4HR) reported the deaths of two civilian brothers. According to sources including Zaman Al Wasl, Al Soussa News, Al Shaafa News and the Syrian Unified Observatory, the injured
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November 15, 2018
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البوبدران, Al Boubadran, Deir Ezzor, SyriaAn alleged Coalition airstrike targeted a residential area and reportedly killed between eight and 23 civilians, in what local sources described as “a massacre”. According to Sana News, 23 civilians died as a result of the airstrike. Step News and Euphrates Post reported that a total of 20 people died. Step added that 17 belonged
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November 14, 2018
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عمادية, Amadiyah, Duhok, IraqAt least three civilian men were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes targeting the Kurdish district of Amadiyah, Dohuk. No sources mentioned the number of wounded. Several sources identified three victims by name. Ramadan Rikani, a local official of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) added that the victims were “sons of one village, two of them
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October 27, 2018
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البوبدران, Al Boubadran, Deir Ezzor, SyriaIn what local media referred to as a “massacre”, five civilians including a woman and two or three children were reported killed in an alleged Coalition airstrike on the house of Rajab al-Hassan in the area of Al Boubadran, a village near al Soussa said to be under ISIS control. The victims were named by multiple
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October 12, 2018
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السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaA named adult civilian male was reported killed by Coalition shellling at al Soussa, in an attack which also was said to have killed five ISIS fighters. Radio al Kul and a number of other sources noted only the deaths of the ISIS fighters. According to Syrian PC one of them was a high value
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September 30, 2018
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السوسة, Al Soussa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaOne civilian died after being hit by “SDF artillery” in al Soussa, according to local media. It is Airwars’ understanding however that only the Coalition had access to artillery in the near region at that time. On October 1st, Boukamlna reported that “Nuri Rifai Al Ali Al Dagher died in Damascus yesterday [Sept 30th] from
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September 23, 2018
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طرابلس, Tripoli: Airport road, Tarabulus, LibyaFour civilians, all of them from the Bin Zakri family, were reported killed because of if indiscriminate artillery shelling on their house near the Airport road in Tripoli. Dr Suad Diab, a well-known doctor from Tripoli, her husband Ali Eltaher Bin Zakri and their two children Mohammed Ali Bin Zakri and Riham Ali Ben Zakri
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September 20, 2018
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وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, LibyaThree civilians were reported killed in Tajoura because of indiscriminate artillery shelling. Wagak Original said on Twitter that three initially unidentified bodies were found in the Al Khala area and sent to the Tripoli Medical Hospital. They were then “identified as Khairi Bizik and his brother Karim Bizik and Hamza Goma.” The source added that
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September 20, 2018
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طرابلس, Tripoli: Marble Factory, Tarabulus, LibyaBetween one and three civilians were reported killed due to indiscriminate artillery shelling in the Al Sabaa neighbourhood of Tripoli. Libya Alaan wrote on Facebook that “a shell just has landed on a marble factory in the Al Sabaa area and killed one and injured three.” Libya 24 reported that the man was Sudanese and
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September 19, 2018
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الباغوز, Al Bagouz Fawqani, Deir Ezzor, SyriaLocal sources reported the death of an adult civilian male, Hussein al-Humeidahin al Bagouz. There was however a discrepancy in the reports. While some local sources attributed the civilian’s death to (SDF) artillery shelling, one source claimed that he was killed by a sniper. Euphrates Post reported for example the “martyrdom of Hussein al-Humeidah after
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September 18, 2018
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العشار, Al Ashar, Al Bayda, YemenTwo Yemeni National Army soldiers, including a Colonel, were reportedly killed by a US drone strike in Al Ashar, Yakla area of Bayda governorate, on the evening of September 18th 2018, according to multiple sources. Some however instead variously indicated that the strike killed two AQAP members, or two civilians. In a later press release,
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September 9, 2018
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كفرزيتا, Kafar Zeita, Hama, SyriaOne civilian was reported killed and others including his brother injured in Kafar Zeita in Hama on September 9th, 2018 after Russian or Syrian regime airstrikes targeted the town with several barrel bombs, according to local sources. @SyriaCivilDefe identified the victim as Aref al-Hamada and tweeted “The body of the young man Aref al-Hamada was
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September 8, 2018
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قلعة المضيق, Qal'et al Madiq, Hama, SyriaUp to three civilians were reported killed and others injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime artillery shelling on Qal’at Al-Madiq in Idlib on Saturday, September 8th, 2018 according to local sources. Two of the victims were identified as Naser Hashoum and Muhammad al-Sheikh. Albasaer newspaper said that one of the victims died as
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Incident date
September 8, 2018
LOCATION
خان شيخون, Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, SyriaA woman was reported killed, and a Syrian Civil Defence photographer and a volunteer got injured when Russian forces or Syrian regime forces targeted a center for White Helmets in Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib on Sep 8th, 2018, according to local sources. Step News said that “The Russian warplanes launched several air raids on the
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Incident date
September 8, 2018
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الهلبة, Al Halba, Idlib, SyriaOne civilian was killed and six others injured when Russian forces or Syrian regime forces attacked with explosive barrels Al Halba village in Idlib on September 8th, 2018 according to local sources. The Syrian Civil Defence said “A civilian martyred, and six others wounded, as a result of helicopter bombing that targeted the village of
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Incident date
September 8, 2018
LOCATION
عابدين, Abdin, Idlib, SyriaSix civilians including a girl and a woman were killed and five others including three children and a woman injured in alleged Russian forces or Syrian regime airstrikes on Abdin town in Idlib on Sep 8th, 2018. Time of the incident remains unclear as some sources said it happened in the morning, while others mentioned
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September 4, 2018
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بيدر شمسو, Baidar Shamso, Idlib, SyriaOne woman was reportedly killed and several civilians, including three women, were injured in alleged Russian airstrikes on the town of Baidar Shamso, Idlib governorate, on Tuesday, September 4th, 2018, according to local sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a civilian woman had been killed in airstrikes on Baidar Shamso. @SyriaCivilDefe reported that
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Incident date
September 4, 2018
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فريكة, Freika, Idlib, SyriaTwo civilians were reported killed, and another injured in Freeka town in Idlib, as a result of alleged Russian airstrikes on September 4th, 2018, according to local sources. Syrian TV reported that “a civilian was killed and his son was seriously wounded in Russian air strikes on the village of Freeka in Idlib countryside.” Macro
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Incident date
September 4, 2018
LOCATION
محمبل, Mhambel, Idlib, SyriaUp to eight civilians including at least two women from the same family were reported killed and many others injured including two children in alleged Russian airstrikes on a market, and on Baidarshmso village in Mhambel in Idlib, Syria on September 4th, 2018. @SyriaCivilDefe tweeted: “Three women were killed, and a man and two children
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September 2, 2018
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الفلاح, Al Falah, Tarabulus, LibyaBetween two and four people were reported killed because of artillery shelling on a refugee camp in Tripoli. Libya Alaan said that “two were killed and five wounded on Sunday after a shell fell on the Tawergha camp.” Alkhal Altawerghi named the victims as Abu Bakr Mohammed Masoud Al Zamirli and his brother Khaled. Libya’s
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Incident date
August 26, 2018
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Al Sha'afa, Deir Ezzor, SyriaUp to 23 civilian non combatants – including 18 women who were reportedly the wives of ISIS fighters on external missions – died along with seven ISIS guards in an alleged Coalition airstrike on an ISIS-held house (and perhaps others) in al Sha’afa, according to sources on the ground. One source added that a child